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San Pantaleon or "Springs of Father Gomez"

San Pantaleon or "Springs of Father Gomez" from directly overhead

San Pantaleon or "Springs of Father Gomez" is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 163 m. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the east, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Tomato Spring, a spring 0.1 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
SAN PANTALEO´N OR AGUAGE DEL PADRE GO´MEZ (THE SPRINGS OF FATHER GOMEZ) ON JULY 26, 1769 THE PORTLA´ EXPEDITION CAMPED AT THE BASE OF THIS HILL AND US
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Coordinates33.69530, -117.70823
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Orchard View Park: 0.3 mi
  • Tomato Springs Park: 0.3 mi
  • Ridgetop Park: 0.3 mi
  • Plateau Park: 0.3 mi
  • Round Canyon Park: 0.4 mi
Peaks
Artworks
  • Folded Circle Three Rings: 3.8 mi
  • Orc Statue: 4.3 mi
  • lily home: 5.1 mi
  • Welcome to Orange County: 6.9 mi
  • Peace Obelisk: 7.1 mi
Historic sites
Gardens: 56
Attractions
Museums: 48
Springs: 32
Nature reserves: 25
Beaches: 21
Picnic sites: 13
  • Goat Shed Point: 5.6 mi
  • Coyote Corner Group Area: 7.1 mi
  • Deer Den Group Area: 7.3 mi
  • Squirrel Square Group Area: 7.4 mi
  • Falcon Flats Group Area: 7.7 mi
Waterfalls: 12
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Three Arches: 14.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.0 miles of San Pantaleon or "Springs of Father Gomez". Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santiago PeakE1,734 m10.1 mi
Modjeska PeakE1,675 m9.6 mi
Trabuco PeakE1,401 m13.4 mi
Los Pinos PeakE1,373 m13.8 mi
Horsethief PeakE1,315 m14.4 mi
Pleasants PeakNE1,211 m9.1 mi
Bald PeakENE1,197 m10.8 mi
Bedford PeakENE1,161 m9.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:3019:03
June solstice05:4219:2820:05
September equinox06:4018:1618:49
December solstice06:5216:0916:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F595961646771757675716458
Precip in2.73.51.70.90.30.00.10.00.10.60.82.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Irvine RCH, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8119713029

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